Living through the Great Depression

You will be getting to know one of the people who lived through the Great Depression a little better today in hopes of understanding what Americans went through after the stock market crash of 1929 to the beginning of World War II in 1941.I. Add a printer to your computer1. Start2. My Computer3. Network Drives- Printers (P)

Sometimes the network drives do not show up – if this happens, the user should log off and log back on.II. The Background – “research”The WPA paid artists to document the Depression. Visit these sites, view the pictures & read the captions. Select one picture of a person or people that most interests you.http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/photos/http://history1900s.about.com/od/photographs/tp/greatdepressionpictures.htmhttp://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/index.htmlhttp://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htmIII. The Document1) Open up a Word Document, copy and paste the picture you selected into the document. The picture must be appropriate for school – these will be displayed.2) Include the name of the photographer & year (if available)3) Include the person’s name in the document. (if available) If not, put a description – “Farmer”4) Summarize (briefly) in your words – DO NOT CUT & PASTE- what is happening in the picture, where the person is going, what s/he did for a job before (if they tell you) – Keep it simple! If there is no background story, write a summary of what YOU BELIEVE happened…when you write the summary write “I believe…”5) Look at your Great Depression chapter (or Alphabet Agency chart)...If you had to advise this person on which agency could BEST help him or her, which agency would it be and why?

5) Include this in your word document – in a full sentence…like so…The government agency that would best help____<your person’s name>__ is _<put agency name here>_. The _______<put agency name here>___ was responsible for__________________________. The reason the __________<put agency name here>___ is best for this person is _____________________________________________(tell me why)

Click here to go to WPA artwork site by state - click on North Carolina & any other state to see how many pieces of WPA artwork were created & paid for by the government - there is nothing to turn in - you just have to be aware of it.

﻿I Have a Dream Too!﻿D﻿IRECTIONS: As you know, on August 23rd, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in which he shared his vision of an integrated and unified world. Many other groups of Americans who we have studied this semester were inspired by the words of Dr. King and actions of the Civil Rights Movement. They had a dream too. Select one of the following groups to research to find a deeper understanding of the America they dreamt to see. You can use the Wikipedia links to get started and are expected to use other sites as well. Don’t forget to cite your sources﻿

THE ASSIGNMENT Step 1 - Read the text of MLK'sI have a Dream SpeechStep 2– Research your movement - consider what were the goals of the people in this group? What type of world did they want to live in? What would a person in this group believe 'equality' means? What things would have to change for this person to feel equal? (you are trying to put yourself in the shoes of someone from the past)﻿Step 3 –﻿ Use Glogsterto create a backgroundfor your equal rights movement. It should have no less than 5 pictures and symbols which demonstrate your equal rights movement. Include pictures of people involved in the movement and caption the pictures. Please include the title "I have a dream too!" Step 4 – Write a speech in the style/format of MLK’s I have a Dream Speech from the point of view of one of the people in your equal rights movement. It does not have to be as long as Dr. King's speech, but should get your point across. (See rubric) Step 5 – To be turned in separately with your speech- Select 3 of the following 5 questions from the lesson to answer in full sentences.

§ What is the true meaning of equality?

§ Can there ever be total equality in society?

§ Why is it important for all people to be treated equally no matter their differences?

§ How do certain events lead to patterns of social and political changes in order to initiate social movements?

§ How do we balance the rights of the individual against the rights of the group?

Explain your answers. Write a final statement on why you chose the movement that you did and finally, how this movement or group of people still impacts the world we live in today.Step 5 – Give your speech to the classStep 6 – Listen to your classmates & fill out the participation survey.

Toondoo allows you to create cartoons and text. Go to toondoo.com for this assignment. You will need to create an account. Pick a username and password & write it down - don't forget it because we will be using it again later.

Create a Toon that is at least 3 framesthat tells the story of one of the following:1) The Causes of the War of 1812 (There are 4)2) The major battles or Turning Points of the War (Tippecanoe, Great Lakes, Battle of New Orleans)3)The Effects of the War (There are 3)

You must use the specific details from what you learned in class. You can find the details in your notes your book or from your video sheet. Use specific names and events to tell your story & show me you learned something important about the war of 1812. There must be both toons and text in all of the boxes of the comic strip.

When you are finished and you publish your toon, cut & paste the link into a word document & name the document <yourname1812> For example, my toon would be titled "SarahWatts1812." Save to your personal folder or my class folder...I will inform you which one in the computer lab.